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Director-General condemns killing of journalist Sai Win Aung in Myanmar

UNESCO observatory of killed journalists
UNESCO observatory of killed journalists
UNESCO
2022/001
5 January 2022
Last update:20 April 2023

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killing of reporter Sai Win Aung, also known as A Sai K, in Lay Kay Kaw Myothit, Myanmar, near the border with Thailand on 25 December 2021, and called upon the authorities to conduct a full investigation.

I condemn the killing of Sai Win Aung. Media workers like Sai Win Aung risk their lives to keep the public informed. Their work deserves to be recognized and their safety protected in line with international humanitarian law, which forbids attacks on civilians.
Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General

Sai Win Aung was covering the plight of refugees in the southeastern state of Kayin for the Federal News Journal when he was fatally shot in an artillery attack by the Myanmar armed forces, according to reports. Aung was the second journalist killed in Myanmar in December 2021.

UNESCO promotes the  through global awareness-raising, capacity building and a range of actions, notably in the framework of the  on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.

 

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Media contact: Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi, g.godoi@unesco.org

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